Perforated record controlled machine



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This is a continuation in part of the application Serial No. 657,944,led February 23, 1933.

In the tabulating machine art it is the common practice to perforaterecord cards with statistical data in the form of perforations. Theserecord cards are afterwards utilized in connection with sorting andtabulating machines. In sorting machines the cards are separated intogroups and subsequently the sorted cards may be passed throughtabulating machines and data derived therefrom and accumulated or listed`-or both accumulated and listed. The general practice with these cardshas been to perforate them in punching devices wherein the location ofthe hole in one of a number of index point positions determines the datarecorded. Reading of the card, While easy for an experienced person is amatter of some difficulty for one who is not familiar with the generalsystem.

Some efforts have been made to provide machines for perforating which inaddition to perforating, print a record on a card. Such machines havenot come into general use since it has been difficult to effect bothprinting and perforating without considerable increase in the powerrequired for operating them.

According to the present invention it is proposed to perforate therecord cards in the usual manner in any suitable punching mechanism.Subsequently, if it is desired to have certain cards with printed datathereon indicative of the perforations, the cards are passed through themachine illustrated in the present application where they aresuccessively printed with the sensed data as derived from theperforations already made in the cards.

This printing may be conventionally disposed in one line at the top ofthe card and furthermore, if desired, the machineprovides for thetransition of the printing from one field of the card to another. Inother words, it is not only possible to print the characters directlyover the perforations in the card to which they correspond but it isalso possible to offset the printing with respect to the perforations.

If desired, the machine can be arranged to print characterscorresponding to certain perforated characters and omit the printing ofcharacters corresponding to other perforations.

In some systems the perforated cards are engraved and arranged in theform of bank checks on which it may be desirable to print the amountpayable on a horizontal line which may occur in various positionsdepending upon the design of the check. To this end, mechanism isprovided to permit the relationship between the card check and theprinting platen to be adjusted so that printing will be eected in aselected location.

Provision is also made to automatically print 5 a so-called not-overindication as a further safe-guard, this special indication beingcontrolled in accordance with the size of the amount payable. A dollarsymbol followed by a 1 is engraved on the check form and a number of l0zeros are automatically printed after the 1 equal in number to thenumber of digits in the dollar field. The following positions are filledin with asterisks.

Various other objects and advantages of my l5 invention will be obviousfrom the following particular description of one form of mechanismembodying the invention or from an inspection of the accompanyingdrawings; and the invention also constitutes certain new and novel fea-20 tures of construction and combination of parts hereinafter set forthand claimed.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a central section of the machine.

Fig. 2 is a rear view of the machine looking 25 in the oppositedirection of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a plan section taken substantially on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a. section on line t-t of Fig. 1 showing the ribbon mechanismand platen structure. 30

Fig. 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Fig. 2 showing intermittent drivegearing and printing line adjustment.

Fig. 6 is a section taken on line 6 6 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a diagram of the electric circuit of 35 the machine.

Fig. 8 is a detail of a type bar shown in relation to the printingplaten.

Fig. 9 is a detail of an interpreted card check.

Fig. 10 is a detail of a card showing the vari- 40 able location of theinterpreted data.

Figs. 11 and 12 areA details of the zero pawl mechanism in the not-over"indication eld.

Card feeding mechanism 45 In more detail, I0 represents the main driveshaft of the machine. This may be driven in any suitable manner as by anelectric motor through belt `II (Fig. 2) and unidirectional'coupling I2.

From shaft I0 a worm I3 drives worm wheel 50 I4 secured to a shaft I5(see also Fig. 5) to which isalso secured a box cam I6. A pivoted camfollower arm I1 has a roller I8 at one end riding in the cam groove andat the other has connection to an arm I9 through adjustable rod zo. 65

bite or the mst pair of feed rollers n to the 1eft in Fl'g. 1 and issubsequently guided to the analyzing or perforation reading deviceswhich comprise brushes 3| and contact roller 32. These brushes andcontact roller are of conventional structure such as is commonly used inelectrically controlled tabulating machines.

After passing the analyzing brushes 3|, the cards pass to the secondpair of feed rollers 35 which advance each card to a pair ofintermittently driven rollers comprising an upper spring pressedroller33 and a lower roller 34 which engages the edge of the card (see alsoFig. 4). 'I'hese rollers 33 and 34 advance the card to printing positionwhere they momentarily pause in their rotation to permit printing on thecard in accordance with the preceding analysis.

This interruption in the advance of the card is accomplished as follows:Rollers 34 are secured to a shaft 35 (Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4) journaled inthe frame of the machine and having attached at one end a gear 36meshing with a gear 31 on shaft 38 on which shaft'I is also a gear 39adapted to be driven by a mutilated gear 40 free on continually runningshaft I5 (see also Fig. 5)

Gear 40 carries a pin 40a which may be set in any one of five slots 40hin a disk 40e which is integral with worm Wheel I4. Gear 40 is supportedby a sleeve 40d which is spring-pressed against wheel I4 since thespring 45e bears against a collar pinned to the end of shaft I5.

A suitable hand Wheel 40j is provided to effect withdrawal of pin 40aand insertion in another of the slots 401).

During the rotation of shaft I5 the gear 40 will pick up gear 39by meansof pin 40a to advance the card to printing position, upon reachingwhich, the toothless portion of gear 40 moves into locking engagementwith gear 39 as in Fig. 2. After printing has been effected gear 39 isagain engaged for rotation and the card is fed forward to a conveyor(Fig. l) comprising rollers 4I and tracks 42 which convey the card to asuitable stacker 43 where they are collected. The shafts upon whichrollers 4I are secured are adapted to be continually driven by reason ofthe gear connections 44 to the shaft 26 as in Fig, 2. It is thefrictional engagement of rollers 4I with theupper surface of the cardwhich causes the card to be advanced along the tracks 42.

It will be apparent that by altering the relationship between gear 40and wheel I4,` the position on the card in which printing is effected.will be altered. That is, if the cam portion of gear 40 is retarded inits time of operation, the card will be interrupted sooner and a lowerline will receive the printing impression.

Printing mechanism For effecting the printing on the record cardsaoiasoo through a spring-pressed pawl 45 to a crosthead 41. Thus, inFig. 1. upon movement of crosshead 41 to the left the pawls 45 throughfrictional engagement with bars 45 will move the bars concurrently inthe same direction. 5

The bars may be arrested at any point in their travel and subsequentlythe pawls 45 will disengage and permit the further movement of thecrosshead. Upon the reverse movement of crosshead 41 the projecting endsof the bars 45 10 will be engaged thereby to positively move the bars torestored position. For reciprocating crosshead 41 the followingmechanism is provided.

In Figs. 2 and 3 the crosshead 41 is connected 15 at its ends to blocks45 slidable upon rods 49 and having pivoted link connections 50 to afollower arm 5I pivoted at 52. Arm 5I has a roller 53 cooperating withthe cam groove of a box cam 54 mounted on a shaft 55 connected through20 worm gear 55 and worm 51 to constantly running shaft Itl (see alsoFig. 5). The arrangement and timing of the parts is such that the typebars 45 are advanced under the influence of pawls 46 synchronously withthe movement of 25 a card past the analyzing or sensing brushes 3l.-

If a perforation at, say, the 5 position on the card is under thesensing brushes, the corresponding type representing 5 will be at theprinting line. cuit through the index point perforations by the brushesis adapted to energize a magnet 55.

'Ihere are a number of these magnets 58, each magnet being related to acorresponding type bar 45. The energization of any magnet is 35 adaptedto release a pawly device 59 through a wire 6I and latch 62 and allow itto engage one of the ratchet teeth 60 on the bar 45. After pawl 59 hasengaged the teeth 50 further movement of the type bar 45 to the left inFig. 1 is prevented. Q

The type bars 45 are positioned during a passage of a card past thebrushes. Subsequently these type bars are held during the period that acard passesfrom the analyzing station to printing position and duringthe printing operation. After 45 v the printing operation, pawls 59 andlatches 52 are positively restored in the following manner.

Secured to shaft 55 is a cam 63 having in engagement therewith theroller of an arm 54 pressed upwardly by a spring 55 acting through 50 anarm- 56 on shaft Ii1. The shaft 61 has an arm .68 to which-is secured arestoring plate 69 and through connection to a pivoted arm 10 alsoactuates a restoring plate 1I. In this manner cam 63 is adapted `to moveplate 69 to the left to re- 55 store pawls 59 and plate 1I is movedupwardly to restore latches 62 and their connected wires 5 I.

For each type bar 45 `thereis an individual hammer 12 which is adaptedto strike the particular type 13j on the type bar which is at the 60 Alower arm 11 bifurcated to straddle shaft 55 and having a roller.incooperation with a cam 18. 70

Fixed to one face of the cam 18 is a cam member 19 which cooperates witha projection 50 of the cam follower arm 11.`

As the cam 18 revolves, by virtue of the shaft 55 being driven in themanner previously de- 75 'I'he establishment of an electric cir- 30scribed, it cooperates with the arm 'l'l through its follower roller,gradually retracting the hammers 'I2 in a counterclockwise directionagainst the tension of springs 18.

As the roller leaves the high point of the cam, member 19 engages theprojection 80 and upon continued rotation of the cam the projection 80drops from the member 19 and the springs 18, thus released, turn thecommon bar 15 in a clockwise direction to swing the hammers 12 againstelements 13 thus effecting printing.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 4, 8| designates a printing platen journalledin the frame of the machine and adapted to be turned by' frictionalengagement with the passing card to prevent excessive wear at any oneplace. 'Ihe inking ribbon devices are of conventional form and requireno detailed description.

The ribbon 82 is guided along the platen 8| as in Fig. 4 where a seriesof plates 8|a (see also Figs. 1 and 8) are shown located between each ofthe columns of printing elements 13. The upper edges of the platesserveto guide the card and keep it out of contact with ribbon 82 and elements8| a.

In Figs. 2 and 4 the ribbon feeding mechanism is shown as being adaptedto be operated through a link 83, bell crank 84 and eccentric strap 85'one end of which has connection to a pin 8.8 mounted eccentrically ingear 81 meshing with an idler gear with a threaded section of shaft 28.

Circuit diagram In devices of this sort it is also necessary that thecircuit through the index point perforations in the card to magnets 58be interrupted before the brushes leave the perforations in order toprevent arcing 'at the brushes. mutator 88 is provided in Figs. 3 and 7with gear connection to shaft 55 and having insert segments 99 therein.

These segments 89 are adapted to bridge in succession a pair of brushes9@ just after the card brush makes contact and hold such bridge untilthe brush lhas left the perforation. The circuit through the hole in thecard follows:

From line 9| through card lever 92, wire 99, brushes 90 and segments t9,wire 94 to common contact roll 32, brushes 3|, plugs 95, plug wires 95,plug 91, magnets 59, switches 98, wire 99, wire |99 to other side ofline lili A. set of switches |52 -is provided which when switches 93 areopened conduct the above circuit from magnets 58 through switches |02,Wire |89, wire tilt, cam contact |95,-wire |99 to line ii. Cam contact|05 is controlled by shaft 55 and is timed to open just before the zeroindex point on the card arrives at the sensing brushes and to close justafter the "12 index point has passed the brushes so that the occurrenceof a perforation in the 0, l1 or 12 positions would not be analyzed tocontrol magnet 53 in the columns in which switches 98 were opened.

Referring now to the circuit diagram (Fig. 7) certain of the mechanicalparts are shown in a diagrammatic manner in this view. In this figure Mis the driving motor which by belt and pulley connection drives the maindrive shaft lil of the machine. This shaft through the gearing describeddrives the picker devices, which advance the record cards one at a timefrom the stack 24 through the feed rolls and past the cooperatingbrushes 3| and contact roller 32. At such times when the cardsarepassing the brushes the To this end a comthrough a circuit from line 9|,card lever contact 82, wire |28, magnet |25, wire |2`l, wire |80 to line|0|. 'Ihis closes the relay |25a which together with relay |2daestablishes a holding circuit for the motor M from the line 9| throughstop key contacts |28, relay armature |a, relay armature |24a, wires|23, magnet |26, motor M. back to line lill.

A cam contact |29 is provided to hold this circuit during the intervalbetween cards when armature |2511. will be open and the circuit followsfrom line 9|, contacts |29, wire |30, relay armature |24a, wires |23,through motor M as before. Contact |29 also serves to take the arc fromthe relay |25a with which it is in parallel.

Printing of zeros is effected by the usual zero y suppression deviceswhose description is not necessary for an understanding of the presentinvention but which may be of the form shown and described in the patentof G. F. Daly No. 1,946,900, issued February 13, 1934. v

Not-over printing control The card check in Fig. 9 shows the position inwhich the not-over" indication is printed. The symbol $1 is engraved onthe check together with the other legends and a number of zeros areautomatically printed under control of the machine and equal in numberto the number of places in the dollar designation. A number ofasterisks, equal to the number in the dollar designation are alsoprinted automatically. For the example of Fig. 9 six type bars areemployed to print the dollars and six are used to flll in the not-over"indication. The six dollar type bars have type thereon as indicated inFig. 8 and are positioned under control of perforations in the card asshown in the Amount field and under control of circuits as traced above.In the positions to the left of the highest order significant figure,asterisks are printed from the asterisk types on the bars. 'I'he sixtype bars for .printing the not-over indication have zero types in allpositions but the last, which have asterisks therein.

Referring now to Fig. 7, the six type bar magnets for the dollarindication are designated 58 and the six not-over indication type barmagnets are designated 58a and are connected to plug sockets |39 whichmay be connected by plug V 9, 8 and 7 positions, respectively, therelated bars in the not-over positions are likewise positioned but sincezero type are present in all but the last position, only zeros willprint. If the provided with so-called zero levers lll, (Fig. 1l)

which operate in the following manner: Each lever H4 is spring urgedabout a pivot H5 and each has an arm IIS projecting under the lever ofnext lower order as in Fig. 12. If the free ends of levers lll rise intoa recess or slot IH in the type bars 45 when in the position of Fig. 11.these bars will move to a point where the asterisk type thereon ispresented to the printing position, but should the levers Ill be heldout so that their ends do not pass into the recesses I I1, they will bein the path of stops l I8 and the bars 45 will only move to a positionwhere the last element 1I is presented to printing position.

The functioning of the various parts may best be explained in connectionwith a specic example. Assume the amount to be printed is 600 dollars.'I'his value is punched in they card as 000600, zeros being filled in tothe left in aecordance with the usual practice and as the card passesthe analyzing brushes the opening of contacts prevents circuits frombeing completed through the 0 holes. 'Ihe 6 hole will interrupt itsrelated not-over type bar in an intermediate position wherein it willhold *its zero lever lll down and therethrough the levers H4 to the leftwill also be held down to engage stops IIB on their respective bars. Thebars to the right will continue on to their asterisk printing positionswithout interruption. The value printed after the symbol $1 willtherefore be 000.1...

Fig. l0 shows the several horizontal positions in which theinterpretations of the holes in the cards may be printed, the particularposition `selected depending upon the setting of hand wheel 40jdescribed above.

While there has been shown and described and pointed out the fundamentalnovel features of the invention as applied to a single modification, itwill be understood that various omissions and substitutions and changesin the form and detailsof the device illustrated and in its operationmay be`made by those skilledin the art without departing from thespirit/f the invention. It is the intention therefore to be limited onlyas indicated by the scope of the following I claims.

What is claimed is as follows:

1. A tabulating card printing apparatus comprising means for feedingcards throughV the mad chine, means for reading perforations in said l0cards, means for printing numbers on said cards unde` control of saidreading means and further means controlled by.said reading means forindicating on the card the number of denominational positions in thenumber printed.

2. In a ,tabulating card printing apparatus, in combination, means forsensing perforations in a record card representative of a monetaryValue, said.card having a fixed symbol thereon, and meanscontrolled bysaid sensing means for printing zeros adjacentv to said symbol inaccordance with the number of denominational orders in the value sensed.

3. A tabulating card printing apparatus comprising means for feeding asuccession of cards through the machine, means for sensing perforationsin the cards while the latter are in motion through the machine, meansfor temporarily interrupting the operation of said feeding means topermit printing on the cards, means controlled by said sensing means forprinting data upon the cards while they are temporarily at rest andmeans for altering the operation of said interrupting means wherebyprinting will be effected in another position on the card.

4. In a machine for printing numerical data on a record medium, incombination, entering means for entering numerical data varying in valueand comprising one or more denominational orders, printing meanscontrolled by said entering means for printing said numerical datacomprising a plurality of denominational orders and supplementalprinting means controlled concurrently with said first named printingmeans for printing invariable numerical data and in number correspondingto the number of denominational orders of the other numerical data.

RALPH E. PAGE.

